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Baker Administration Announces Support for Western Mass. Broadband Expansion
Wednesday, February 18, 2015Gov. Charlie Baker said Wednesday his administration was committed to expand broadband Internet access for residents and businesses in Western Massachusetts.
Read MoreWMass Broadband Development Gets $50 Million Boost from Gov. Charlie Baker
Wednesday, February 18, 2015Gov. Charlie Baker said Wednesday that he will commit $50 million in state money to build out broadband internet service to businesses and homes in rural Western Massachusetts.
Read MoreProgram Helps Businesses Harness Internet Technology
Thursday, February 12, 2015A state program to help small businesses use technology to expand — with Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation at its heart — has shown officials one successful way to support economic growth.
Read MoreGovernor Patrick Signs Legislation To Support Investments In Massachusetts' Technology Infrastructure
Wednesday, August 27, 2014BOSTON – Wednesday, August 6, 2014 – Governor Deval Patrick today signed H. 3770, “An Act Financing Information Technology Equipment and Related Projects,” which expands opportunity and access for all Massachusetts residents by making targeted investments in the Commonwealth’s technology infrastructure, including increasing access to broadband for underserved areas of the Commonwealth.
Read MoreRural Massachusetts Broadband Project Completed
Wednesday, February 19, 2014A project to bring high speed internet access to public libraries, town halls, schools and hospitals in rural western and central Massachusetts has been completed.
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Read MoreBroadband link to towns complete
Wednesday, February 19, 2014WESTBOROUGH — The Massachusetts Broadband Institute has announced completion of a new, 1,200-mile fiber optic Broadband “backbone” for central and western Massachusetts. What’s next for the “last mile” rural towns of Franklin County?
Read MoreMBI announces completion of rural high-speed network
Wednesday, February 19, 2014Axia NetMedia Corp. is poised to flip the switch on a new broadband network that will bring high-speed Internet to municipal facilities across Berkshire County.
Read MoreHigh-speed Internet project for Central, Western Mass. complete
Wednesday, February 19, 2014A project designed to increase Internet access for businesses and other organizations across Central and Western regions of the state is complete, according to the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MassTech).
Read MoreCentral, Western Mass. broadband project complete
Wednesday, February 19, 2014WESTBOROUGH — Officials say a project to bring high-speed Internet access to public safety facilities, town halls, schools, and hospitals in rural Central and Western Massachusetts has been completed.
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Read MoreConstruction, Turnover Complete on New 1,200 Mile Fiber Backbone for Western and Central Massachusetts
Tuesday, February 18, 2014February 18, 2014 - The Massachusetts Broadband Institute at the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MBI) recently completed construction and testing of MassBroadband 123, a 1,200-mile fiber-optic network bringing high-speed Internet access directly to 1,200 key facilities in more than 120 western and central Massachusetts communities. MassBroadband 123 is a critical component of the Commonwealth’s strategy to invest in innovation infrastructure in order to create growth and economic opportunity in every corner of the Commonwealth.
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